Census: 1885 Ellington Township: Palo Alto County, Iowa Contributed by Cathy Labath A Page B Line 1 Dwelling 2 Family 3A Surname 3B Given Name T Township R Range S Section 4 Street 5 Age 6 Sex 8 Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced 9 Occupation 10 Born: County 11 Born: State 12 Born: Country 17 Alien: Filed Papers 18 Alien: Not Filed Papers 19 Can't Read or Write 20 Can Read or Write 21 Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane or Idiotic Comments A B 1 2 3A 3B 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 20 21 Alien: Alien: Can't Deaf, dumb 8 1 5 5 Hahn Fredrick 94 32 28 NE SE 8 M S Farmer Palo Alto See page ten for Dwelling/Family 1-5! 8 2 5 5 Hahn Kate 94 32 28 NE SE 6 F S Palo Alto 8 3 5 5 Hahn Sarah 94 32 28 NE SE 3 F S Palo AltNew York 8 4 5 5 Cobbsy Marvin Ochalawah Ogl32 M S Farmer New York 8 5 6 6 Hughes Joseph A 94 32 30 NE SE 28 M M Farmer lab Wisconsin 8 6 6 6 Hughes Jane W 94 32 30 NE SE 29 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 8 7 6 6 Hughes Charles H 94 32 30 NE SE 5 M S Wisconsin 8 8 6 6 Hughes Mabel R 94 32 30 NE SE 4 F S Wisconsin 8 9 6 6 Hughes Joseph A 94 32 30 NE SE 2 M S Wisconsin 8 10 6 6 Sands Charles H 94 32 30 NE SE 68 M S Wisconsin 8 11 6 6 Sands William 94 32 30 NE SE 16 M S Wisconsin 8 12 7 7 Schap Otto 94 32 26 NW NE 36 M M Michigan 8 13 7 7 Schap Mary 94 32 26 NW NE 35 F M Keeping house Germany 8 14 7 7 Schap Nell 94 32 26 NW NE 13 F S Michigan 8 15 7 7 Schap John 94 32 26 NW NE 12 M S Michigan 8 16 7 7 Schap Albert L 94 32 26 NW NE 10 M S Wisconsin 8 17 7 7 Schap Minne 94 32 26 NW NE 7 F S Palo Alto 8 18 8 8 Enser John E 94 32 6 SE NE 35 M M Farmer Germany X 8 19 8 8 Enser Anna 94 32 6 SE NE 27 F M Keeping house Germany 8 20 8 8 Enser John 94 32 6 SE NE 7 M S Germany 8 21 8 8 Enser Leane 94 32 6 SE NE 5 M S Germany 8 22 9 9 Stafford Charles 94 32 16 SW SE 31 M M Farmer Dubuque 8 23 9 9 Stafford Rosa 94 32 16 SW SE 28 F M Keeping house Ohio 8 24 9 9 Stafford Anna 94 32 16 SW SE 5 F S Palo Alto 8 25 9 9 Stafford Baby 94 32 16 SW SE 0 M S Palo Alto 8 26 10 10 Heidemann Frank 94 32 22 NW NE 37 M M Germany 8 27 10 10 Heidemann Sophia 94 32 22 NW NE 39 F M Germany 8 28 10 10 Heidemann John H 94 32 22 NW NE 15 M S Wisconsin 8 29 10 10 Heidemann Barbbra 94 32 22 NW NE 13 F S Wisconsin 8 30 10 10 Heidemann Mary 94 32 22 NW NE 9 F S Wisconsin 8 31 10 10 Heidemann Anna S 94 32 22 NW NE 6 F S Wisconsin 9 1 11 11 Wagner John 94 32 28 NW NW 50 M M Farmer Germany More of dwelling/family 11 on pg 15 9 2 11 11 Wagner Mary E 94 32 28 NW NW 26 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 9 3 11 11 Wagner Peter 94 32 28 NW NW 17 M S Michigan 9 4 11 11 Wagner Rachael 94 32 28 NW NW 13 F S Palo Alto 9 5 11 11 Conly Frank H 94 32 28 NW NW 7 M S Wisconsin 9 6 11 11 Wagner Mary 94 32 28 NW NW 4 F S Palo Alto 9 7 11 11 Wagner Anna 94 32 28 NW NW 2 F S Palo Alto 9 8 12 12 Duncan Charles 94 32 10 NE NW 46 M M Farmer Canada 9 9 12 12 Duncan Kate 94 32 10 NE NW 44 F M Keeping house New York 9 10 12 12 Duncan Virga 94 32 10 NE NW 20 F S Wisconsin 9 11 12 12 Duncan William W 94 32 10 NE NW 17 M S Wisconsin 9 12 12 12 Duncan Jella M 94 32 10 NE NW 14 F S Wisconsin 9 13 12 12 Duncan May J 94 32 10 NE NW 12 F S Palo Alto 9 14 12 12 Duncan Charles R 94 32 10 NE NW 10 M S Palo Alto 9 15 12 12 Duncan James L 94 32 10 NE NW 3 M S Palo Alto 9 16 12 12 Duncan Mary 94 32 10 NE NW 72 F W Canada 9 17 13 13 Kunz August A 94 32 8 NE NE 38 M M Farmer Germany X 9 18 13 13 Kunz Louisa 94 32 8 NE NE 25 F M Keeping hoDubuque 9 19 13 13 Kunz Leonard A 94 32 8 NE NE 5 M S Palo Alto 9 20 13 13 Kunz Charles H 94 32 8 NE NE 3 M S Palo Alto 9 21 13 13 Kunz Bertha 94 32 8 NE NE 1 F S Palo Alto 9 22 14 14 Ansinger Frank 94 32 10 NE NE 49 M M Farmer Germany 9 23 14 14 Ansinger Sopia 94 32 10 NE NE 45 F M Keeping house Germany 9 24 14 14 Rund Amealia 94 32 10 NE NE 17 F S Missoura 9 25 14 14 Rund George E 94 32 10 NE NE 15 M S Missoura 9 26 14 14 Rund Lena C 94 32 10 NE NE 9 F S Dubuque 9 27 15 15 Zech Julius J 94 32 22 SW NW 40 M M Farmer Germany 9 28 15 15 Zech Wilhelmina 94 32 22 SW NW 37 F M Keeping house Germany 9 29 15 15 Zech Herman J 94 32 22 SW NW 14 M S Canada 9 30 15 15 Zech Wilhelmina M 94 32 22 SW NW 10 F S Illinois 9 31 15 15 Zech Charles P 94 32 22 SW NW 8 M S Illinois 10 1 1 1 Wening John M 94 32 12 SE SW 40 50 M M Farmer Germany 10 2 1 1 Wening Loritia 94 32 12 SE SW 40 46 F M Keeping Germany 10 3 1 1 Wening George B 94 32 12 SE SW 40 25 M S Farm laborDubuque 10 4 1 1 Wening Minnie 94 32 12 SE SW 40 19 F S Dubuque 10 5 2 2 Swessinger August M 94 32 10 SE SW 30 M M Farmer Germany 10 6 2 2 Swessinger Lousia A 94 32 10 SE SW 24 F M Keeping house Illlinois 10 7 2 2 Swessinger Paul G 94 32 10 SE SW 5 M S Palo Alto 10 8 2 2 Swessinger Henry M 94 32 10 SE SW 1 M S Palo Alto 10 9 3 3 Eichle Michael 94 32 10 NW NW 65 M M Farmer Germany 10 10 3 3 Eichle Mary 94 32 10 NW NW 64 F M Keeping house Germany 10 11 4 4 Stiel Nichelos 94 32 22 SW NW 58 M M Farmer Germany 10 12 4 4 Stiel Ragena 94 32 22 SW NW 4* F M Keeping Germany 10 13 4 4 Stiel Joseph 94 32 22 SW NW 20 M S Wisconsin 10 14 4 4 Stiel John 94 32 22 SW NW 18 M S Wisconsin 10 15 4 4 Stiel Elizebeth 94 32 22 SW NW 16 F S Wisconsin 10 16 4 4 Stiel Mike 94 32 22 SW NW 14 M S Wisconsin 10 17 4 4 Stiel Mathew 94 32 22 SW NW 12 M S Palo Alto 10 18 4 4 Stiel Nicholes 94 32 22 SW NW 10 M S Palo Alto 10 19 4 4 Stiel Henry A 94 32 22 SW NW 7 M S Palo Alto 10 20 4 4 Stiel Mary B 94 32 22 SW NW 4 F S Palo Alto 10 21 4 4 Stiel Barbara R 94 32 22 SW NW 2 F S Palo Alto 10 22 5 5 Hahn J B 94 32 28 NE SE 50 M M Farmer Germany 10 23 5 5 Hahn Kate 94 32 28 NE SE 45 F M Keeping house Germany 10 24 5 5 Hahn Jacob 94 32 28 NE SE 22 M S Germany 10 25 5 5 Hahn Charles 94 32 28 NE SE 21 M S Germany 10 26 5 5 Hahn Lawrance 94 32 28 NE SE 17 M S Germany 10 27 5 5 Hahn Caroline 94 32 28 NE SE 16 FF S Wisconsin 10 28 5 5 Hahn Rosa 94 32 28 NE SE 14 M S Wisconsin 10 29 5 5 Hahn John 94 32 28 NE SE 13 M S Wisconsin 10 30 5 5 Hahn Henry 94 32 28 NE SE 11 M S Palo Alto 10 31 5 5 Hahn William 94 32 28 NE SE 5 M S Palo Alto 14 1 16 16 Hough William 94 32 28 SE SW 36 M M Farmer Ohio 14 2 16 16 Hough Mary 94 32 28 SE SW 30 F M Keeping house New York 14 3 16 16 Hough Rosa E 94 32 28 SE SW 13 F S Illinois 14 4 16 16 Hough William E 94 32 28 SE SW 11 M S Illinois 14 5 16 16 Hough Lillian M 94 32 28 SE SW 8 F S Illinois 14 6 16 16 Hough Charles E 94 32 28 SE SW 6 M S Palo Alto 14 7 16 16 Hough Joseph S 94 32 28 SE SW 3 M S Palo Alto 14 8 16 16 Hough Mary 94 32 28 SE SW 1 F S Palo Alto 14 9 17 17 Kress Edward 94 32 16 SW NE 38 M M Farmer Dubuque X 14 10 17 17 Kress Elizebeth 94 32 16 SW NE 2* F M Keeping house Wisconsin 14 11 17 17 Kress Mary E 94 32 16 SW NE 4 F S Palo Alto 14 12 17 17 Kress Charles E 94 32 16 SW NE 2 M S * 14 13 18 18 Leold J W 94 32 36 NW NE 37 M M Farmer Illinois Surname may be Teold, Lold, Told 14 14 18 18 Leold Emma 94 32 36 NW NE 36 F M Keeping house Nebraska 14 15 18 18 Leold Jenna 94 32 36 NW NE 7 F S Illinois 14 16 18 18 Leold Henry 94 32 36 NW NE 6 M S Illinois 14 17 18 18 Leold Olive 94 32 36 NW NE 0 F S Illinois 14 18 19 19 Krieg John 94 32 6 SE SE 34 M M Farmer Switzerland 14 19 19 19 Krieg Cora 94 32 6 SE SE 21 F M Keeping house New York 14 20 19 19 Krieg Lena 94 32 6 SE SE 2 F S Palo Alto 14 21 19 19 Tamme Susan 94 32 6 SE SE 28 F M Germany 14 22 19 19 Krieg Baby 94 32 6 SE SE 0 M S Palo Alto 14 23 20 20 Fuller Abram 94 32 30 SW SE 51 M M Farmer Canada 14 24 20 20 Fuller Mary H 94 32 30 SW SE 45 F M Keeping house Michigan 14 25 20 20 Fuller John O 94 32 30 SW SE 17 M S Illinois 14 26 20 20 Fuller Frank 94 32 30 SW SE 14 M S Illinois 14 27 20 20 Fuller Ernest O 94 32 30 SW SE 12 M S Illinois 14 28 20 20 Fuller Matilde 94 32 30 SW SE 8 F S Illinois 14 29 20 20 Fuller Bertha M 94 32 30 SW SE 6 F S Illinois 14 30 21 21 Grethen Peter 94 32 28 SE NE 44 M M Farmer Germany 14 31 21 21 Grethen Mary 94 32 28 SE NE 32 F M Keeping house Germany 15 1 21 21 Grethen Casper 94 32 28 SE NE 13 M S Farmer Palo Alto Baby for this dwelling/family further down page 15 2 21 21 Grethen Anna 94 32 28 SE NE 12 F S Palo Alto 15 3 21 21 Grethen John N 94 32 28 SE NE 10 M S Palo Alto 15 4 21 21 Grethen Edward 94 32 28 SE NE 8 M S Palo Alto 15 5 21 21 Grethen William 94 32 28 SE NE 6 M S Palo Alto 15 6 21 21 Grethen Charles 94 32 28 SE NE 4 M S Palo Alto 15 7 21 21 Grethen James J 94 32 28 SE NE 3 M S Palo Alto 15 8 22 22 Smith John 94 32 22 SE SE 62 M M Farmer New Jersey 15 9 22 22 Smith Christina 94 32 22 SE SE 62 F M Keeping house Penn 15 10 22 22 Smith Daniel 94 32 22 SE SE 29 M S Farm laborer Michigan 15 11 23 23 Smith Samuel 94 32 26 NW NW 35 M M Farm laborer Penn 15 12 23 23 Smith Reta A 94 32 26 NW NW 32 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 15 13 23 23 Smith Emery 94 32 26 NW NW 8 M S Palo Alto 15 14 23 23 Smith Charles H 94 32 26 NW NW 5 M S Palo Alto 15 15 23 23 Smith Stephen E 94 32 26 NW NW 3 M S Palo Alto 15 16 24 24 Zech Anna 94 32 22 SW NW 6 F S Farmer Illinois Age definitely listed as 6 15 17 24 24 Zech Albert 94 32 22 SW NW 4 M S Illinois 15 18 24 24 Zech Emma 94 32 22 SW NW 2 F S Illinois 15 19 21 21 Grethen Baby 94 32 28 SE NE 0 F S Palo Alto 15 20 11 11 Wagner Baby 94 32 28 NW NE 0 M S Palo Alto 15 21 11 11 Wagner John Jr 94 32 16 SE NE 23 M S Wisconsin 20 1 24 24 Lener John 94 32 18 SW NE 47 M M Farmer Germany 20 2 24 24 Lener Mary 94 32 18 SW NE 36 F M Keeping house Wisconsin X 20 3 24 24 Lener John 94 32 18 SW NE 17 M S Dubuque 20 4 24 24 Lener Joseph J 94 32 18 SW NE 15 M S Wisconsin 20 5 24 24 Lener Anna 94 32 18 SW NE 12 F S Buena Vista 20 6 24 24 Lener Mary C 94 32 18 SW NE 8 F S Palo Alto 20 7 24 24 Lener Peter J 94 32 18 SW NE 5 M S Palo Alto 20 8 24 24 Lener Nora S 94 32 18 SW NE 1 F S Palo Alto 20 9 25 25 Ruppert John 94 32 20 SW NE 4* M M Farmer Germany 20 10 25 25 Ruppert Barbara 94 32 20 SW NE 38 F M Keeping house Germany 20 11 25 25 Ruppert John 94 32 20 SW NE 12 M S Palo Alto 20 12 25 25 Ruppert Anna 94 32 20 SW NE 11 F S Palo Alto 20 13 25 25 Ruppert Casper 94 32 20 SW NE 10 M S Palo Alto 20 14 25 25 Ruppert Kate F 94 32 20 SW NE 4 F S Palo Alto 20 15 25 25 Ruppert Susa Barbara 94 32 20 SW NE 0 F S Palo Alto 20 16 26 26 Randall Asa E 94 32 14 NW SW 34 M M Farmer Wisconsin 20 17 26 26 Randall Josephine 94 32 14 NW SW 32 F M Keeping house New York 20 18 26 26 Randall Martha 94 32 14 NW SW 8 F S * Adams 20 19 26 26 Randall Eray 94 32 14 NW SW 6 F S Wisconsin 20 20 26 26 Randall Hattie 94 32 14 NW SW 4 F S Palo Alto 20 21 26 26 Randall Robert 94 32 14 NW SW 2 M S Humboldt 20 22 26 26 Upwood William 94 32 1 SE NE 69 M W Farm laborer England 20 23 26 26 Upwood James 94 32 1 SE NE 22 M S Farm laborer Michigan 20 24 26 26 Upwood Lewis G 94 32 1 SE NE 13 M S Palo Alto 20 25 27 27 Howland Hariana S 94 32 1 SE NE 26 M M Farm Wisconsin 20 26 27 27 Howland Lucinda M 94 32 1 SE NE 24 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 20 27 27 27 Howland Clarence M 94 32 1 SE NE 1 M S Palo Alto 20 28 27 27 Howland Baby 94 32 1 SE NE 0 M S Palo Alto 20 29 28 28 Miller James M 94 32 32 SW NW 23 M M Farmer Penn 20 30 28 28 Miller Susa A 94 32 32 SW NW 20 F M Keeping house Illinois 20 31 28 28 Miller Jesse M 94 32 32 SW NW 4 M S Ohio 20 32 28 28 Miller John W 94 32 32 SW NW 1 M S Illinois 21 1 29 29 Smith Sylvester 94 32 25 NW SW 27 M M Farmer Michigan 21 2 29 29 Smith Augusta L 94 32 25 NW SW 37 F M Keeping house Michigan 21 3 29 29 Smith Perle C 94 32 25 NW SW 4 F S Palo Alto 21 4 30 30 Comer Thomas 94 32 36 NW NW 54 M M Farmer England X 21 5 30 30 Comer Harrett 94 32 36 NW NW 43 F M Keeping house England 21 6 30 30 Comer Edmont 94 32 36 NW NW 24 M S Farm laborer England 21 7 30 30 Comer Walter 94 32 36 NW NW 21 M S Farm laborer England 21 8 30 30 Comer Fredrich 94 32 36 NW NW 18 M S Farm laborer England X 21 9 30 30 Comer Maranda J 94 32 36 NW NW 16 F S * 21 10 30 30 Comer John 94 32 36 NW NW 13 M S * 21 11 30 30 Comer Ethron 94 32 36 NW NW 12 M S * 21 12 30 30 Comer Sahra A 94 32 36 NW NW 9 F S * 21 13 30 30 Comer Thomas P 94 32 36 NW NW 6 M S * 21 14 31 31 Truog John 94 32 6 SW SW 48 M M Farm laborer OC 21 15 31 31 Truog Kate 94 32 6 SW SW 39 F M Keeping house OC 21 16 31 31 Truog John 94 32 6 SW SW 14 M S Palo Alto 21 17 31 31 Truog Thomas C 94 32 6 SW SW 11 M S Palo Alto 21 18 31 31 Truog Anna C 94 32 6 SW SW 10 F S Palo Alto 21 19 31 31 Truog John W 94 32 6 SW SW 8 M S Palo Alto 21 20 31 31 Truog Mary 94 32 6 SW SW 5 F S Palo Alto 21 21 31 31 Truog William 94 32 6 SW SW 2 M S Palo Alto 21 22 32 32 Buchacher John Y 94 32 18 NW NE 51 M M Farmer Germany Surname may be Brichacher 21 23 32 32 Buchacher Elizabeth 94 32 18 NW NE 41 F M Keeping house Ohio 21 24 32 32 Buchacher John H 94 32 18 NW NE 16 M S Wisconsin 21 25 32 32 Buchacher George E 94 32 18 NW NE 13 M S Palo Alto 21 26 32 32 Buchacher Mary C 94 32 18 NW NE 11 F S Palo Alto 21 27 32 32 Buchacher William 94 32 18 NW NE 9 M S Palo Alto 21 28 32 32 Buchacher Kate L 94 32 18 NW NE 5 F S Palo Alto 21 29 32 32 Buchacher George D 94 32 18 NW NE 0 M S Palo Alto 21 29 33 33 Austin Thadore 94 32 32 SW NW 75 M M Farmer New York 21 30 33 33 Austin Mary M 94 32 32 SW NW 77 F M Keeping house New Jersey 22 1 33 33 Randall Milton L 94 32 14 NW NW 36 M M Farmer Wisconsin 22 2 33 33 Randall Malinada J 94 32 14 NW NW 28 F M Keeping house Canada 22 3 33 33 Randall Addae L 94 32 14 NW NW 6 F S Palo Alto 22 4 33 33 Randall Bertha A 94 32 14 NW NW 4 F S Palo Alto 22 5 33 33 Randall Saphronia L 94 32 14 NW NW 2 F S Palo Alto 22 6 34 34 Nicholas Alfred 94 32 14 SE NW 40 M M Farmer Ohio 22 7 34 34 Nicholas Elnora 94 32 14 SE NW 33 F M Keeping house Penn 22 8 34 34 Nicholas Lesla A 94 32 14 SE NW 14 M S *in 22 9 34 34 Nicholas Jenna B 94 32 14 SE NW 12 F S Palo Alto 22 10 34 34 Nicholas Wilmer W 94 32 14 SE NW 9 M S Palo Alto 22 11 34 34 Nicholas Addia 94 32 14 SE NW 7 F S Palo Alto 22 12 34 34 Nicholas Emery E 94 32 14 SE NW 5 M S Humbolt 22 13 34 34 Nicholas Stella C 94 32 14 SE NW 2 F S Humbolt 22 14 34 34 Nicholas A D 94 32 14 SE NW * F S Palo Alto 22 15 35 35 Randall L A 94 32 14 NW NW 31 F W Keeping hoDubuque 22 16 35 35 Randall Wilber D 94 32 14 NW NW 12 M S Palo Alto 22 17 35 35 Randall Wilfred E 94 32 14 NW NW 12 M S Palo Alto 22 18 35 35 Randall Sibyl A 94 32 14 NW NW 6 F S California 22 19 36 36 Randall David L 94 32 14 SE NW 44 M M Farmer Ohio 22 20 36 36 Randall Mary S 94 32 14 SE NW 35 F M Keeping house New York 22 21 36 36 Randall Eva D 94 32 14 SE NW 14 F S Palo Alto 22 22 36 36 Randall Inis V 94 32 14 SE NW 13 F S Palo Alto 22 23 36 36 Randall Norman L 94 32 14 SE NW 10 M S Palo Alto 22 24 36 36 Randall Henry B 94 32 14 SE NW 4 M S Palo Alto 22 25 36 36 Croaher Henry 94 32 14 SE NW 14 M S New Jersey Surname may be Croaker 22 26 37 37 Randall Ezekiel 94 32 14 SW NW 73 M M Farmer New York 22 27 37 37 Randall Maria M 94 32 14 SW NW 68 F M Keeping house Vermont 22 28 37 37 Randall Albert H 94 32 14 SW NW 32 M S Farmer Wisconsin 22 29 37 37 Randall Atheliah L 94 32 14 SW NW 22 F S Keeping house Canada 22 29 37 37 Randall Ettie L 94 32 14 SW NW 5 F S Palo Alto 22 30 37 37 Randall Roxy A 94 32 14 SW NW 1 F S Palo Alto